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0NewsYear-End Despair: The Next Global Covid Wave is Here
Experts warned us months ago that winter would bring a catastrophic resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic. They told us outbreaks would be...
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0ASEAN NewsIs a Regional Travel Bubble for ASEAN Coming Soon?
Talks are reaching ever-higher levels, but will we see any real results in the near future? Leaders from the member states of...
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0NewsThailand Decriminalises Category 2 Narcotics Including Cocaine, Opium, and Morphine
It’s a very big deal, but it’s not what you think. In another historic development for the Kingdom of Thailand, the Thai...
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0NewsA Dose of Hope: Is This Our Coronavirus Answer?
In the last week, two pharmaceutical companies have sent hopes (and stock prices) soaring with astonishing results from their separate candidate coronavirus...
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0NewsThais Protest Against Government Ban on Pornhub
Thailand’s government announced a nationwide ban on Pornhub and 190 other porn sites on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The decision has drawn...
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0EntertainmentAll Malaysian Cinemas to Be Temporarily Closed Starting November 2020
The Malaysian Association of Film Exhibitors (MAFE) announced on 30 October 2020 that all 169 cinemas across the country will be temporarily...
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0NewsIt Took Seven Months for Malaysia to Log Its First 10,000 Covid-19 Cases. The Last 10,000 Took Less Than Two Weeks.
With cases from the coronavirus appearing in Malaysia in mid-February, we didn’t cross the 10,000-case mark until September 16. The same number...
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0NewsWater Supply to Resume in 24 Hours says Minister of Environment
As 5 million Selangor residents face a new wave of water cuts, Malaysia’s Minister of Environment and Water told reporters today (19...
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0NewsHi, I’m Back! (Here’s What You Need to Know About Greater KL’s CMCO 2.0)
Spoiler Alert: You can probably forego the Dalgona coffee this round… it’s nothing like the original MCO. (Updated October 19) Putrajaya stunned...
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0NewsMalaysia Faces a Trade War with the US Amid Oil Palm Sanctions
The United States Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) has officially applied sanctions against one of Malaysia’s largest palm oil companies, FGV...
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0NewsIs the Recent Surge of Covid Cases in Malaysia Cause for Panic?
When considered in context – and for the country as a whole – there is reason for concern and vigilance, but the...
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0NewsSingapore Taking First Small Steps to Reopen Its Borders
At around nearly 58,000 Covid-19 cases, Singapore has almost more than five times as many cases as Malaysia, but it is nevertheless...
